n. - Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
n. - A fool; a blockhead.
v. i. - To shoot or hunt snipe.
v. i. - To shoot at detached men of an enemy's forces at long range, esp. when not in action; -- often with at.
v. t. - To shoot at (detached men of an enemy's force) at long range, esp. when not in action.
v. t. - To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.